10 APRIL 2013Gulfbusiness.com
GCC to contribute 13% of global aluminium production by 2013 End
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The GCC is expected to account for 13 per cent of the world’s total aluminium production by the end of 2013, with total output estimated to reach five million tonnes per year by 2014.
Aluminium Bahrain, Dubai Aluminium, Emirates Aluminium, Qatar Aluminium, and Sohar in Oman collectively produced 3.73 million tonnes of primary aluminium in 2012, up seven per cent from 3.48 million tonnes in 2011, according to the Gulf Aluminium Council.
The region is ramping up production even as global demand for aluminium is anticipated to reach 70 million tonnes per year by 2020.
Abu Dhabi’s Emal plans to increase production capacity to 1.3 million tonnes by 2014 and the Ma’aden Aluminium Complex in Saudi Arabia’s Ras Al Khair, a $10.8 billion joint venture with Alcoa, will have a total output of 740,000 tonnes per year when complete.
Aluminium Bahrain, Dubai Aluminium, Emirates Aluminium, Qatar Aluminium, and Sohar in Oman collectively produced 3.73 million tonnes of primary aluminium in 2012, up seven per cent from 3.48 million tonnes in 2011, according to the Gulf Aluminium Council.
The region is ramping up production even as global demand for aluminium is anticipated to reach 70 million tonnes per year by 2020.
Abu Dhabi’s Emal plans to increase production capacity to 1.3 million tonnes by 2014 and the Ma’aden Aluminium Complex in Saudi Arabia’s Ras Al Khair, a $10.8 billion joint venture with Alcoa, will have a total output of 740,000 tonnes per year when complete.
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